Improper access control in SAP NetWeaver AS for JAVA
Priority LOW 25CWE-284Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA (Customer Usage Provisioning Servlet), versions - 7.31, 7.40, 7.50, allows an attacker to read some statistical data like product version, traffic, timestamp etc. because of missing authorization check in the servlet.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00657 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed SAP NetWeaver AS for JAVA (Customer Usage Provisioning Servlet) (SAP SE): 7.31, 7.40, 7.50
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAP | SAP NetWeaver AS for JAVA (Customer Usage Provisioning Servlet) | before 7.31; before 7.40; before 7.50 | 7.31, 7.40, 7.50 | Patch available | CNA |
- SAP NetWeaver AS for JAVA (Customer Usage Provisioning Servlet) VendorSAP Affected before 7.31; before 7.40; before 7.50 Fixed in 7.31, 7.40, 7.50 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA SAP NetWeaver AS for JAVA (Customer Usage Provisioning Servlet) (SAP SE) Fixed in 7.31, 7.40, 7.50
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-27598
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rpg5-mh4w-rj47
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More SAP Netweaver Application Server Java vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-05139 Missing authentication in SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2016-02146 SQL injection vulnerability in the UDDI server in SAP NetWeaver J2EE Engine 7.40 allows… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2010-05023 The Invoker Servlet on SAP NetWeaver Application Server Java platforms, possibly before… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2017-09362 Directory traversal vulnerability in scheduler/ui/js/ffffffffbca41eb4/UIUtilJavaScriptJS… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2016-03377 Directory traversal vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver AS Java 7.1 through 7.5 allows remote… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2016-07786 BC-BMT-BPM-DSK in SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA 7.5 allows remote authenticated users to conduct… KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2021-27598 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-27598 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rpg5-mh4w-rj47 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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